Neil Giles is a storyteller, astrologer and historian. He is a novelist and journalist and has written for theatre, radio and television, as well as many articles for Astrology on the Web.His passion for mythology and the ancient traditions has led him on a journey through Astrology, Tarot, the Runes and the Celtic Ogham Script as a seeker and personal reader.He is the author of a number of works on Celtic and Teutonic spirituality, including Odin's Runes and The Oracle of the Trees.For Neil, the storyteller's path reminds us that while the wisdom of the past still lives, we can take wise action now and in the future. Always a traveller, Neil has now returned to the glorious Southern Highlands of New South Wales, on the East Coast of Australia.

Capricorn Monthly Forecast for November 2006(If you know your rising sign, read that too, for a balanced forecast. Go to Forecasts)

Focus on Friends

A stellium of planets in Scorpio and your solar eleventh house sets the focus on friends, hopes and wishes. With Venus in Scorpio, there will be contact with friends or associates. Gatherings with like-minded people may feature. With Mars in Scorpio, you'll put energy into a project you're engaged with or give aid or support to someone that needs help. With the Sun in Scorpio, focus on your path in life.

While Mercury is in reverse in Scorpio, you will need to consider options, refine your focus or keep several irons in the fire at once. Intense, powerful or unusual people may be among your associates. There may be developments with lifestyle, romance or children at the Full Moon in Taurus on Nov 5th. A strong or emotional female may feature. You may have to work through problems or uncertainty with finance or romance in the time that follows. Don't give way to impulse. Be perceptive. Judgement may be flawed. You may deal with eccentric or indulgent people. Someone may not give ground. Conserve your energy. Look in other directions for solutions. There is an opportunity that calls you forward but what will you have to give up to take it? Think deeply.

The New Moon in Scorpio comes on Nov 20th. Set new projects in motion or new contacts in place. Nov 22nd sees the Sun enter Sagittarius. Draw inward. Work behind the scenes. Take time to rest and reflect. As Jupiter follows the Sun on Nov 24th, you will enter a period of inner development, study, travel or personal change in the year ahead. Old truths may surface. New paths for your inner life may open.

Discussion

Discussion will be an important feature of the month ahead. With Mercury in reverse in Scorpio, you need to freshen up your ideas or revise your plans. Others will bring new information or differing points of view. Watch disagreements or misunderstandings over money or financial commitments, especially at the end of the first week and the last. Judgment may be unsound. A current contact may depart your circle. An old contact may return. There delays or unexpected developments that affect social or group activities. You may return to an older arena of interest. Mercury moves forward on Nov 18th. Read more on Mercury Retrograde!

Inward Spiral

Venus is in Scorpio, focusing on groups, friends or like-minded people. Social activity will feature. You may attend gatherings that have a common purpose. Around Nov 6th, there may be a clash of obligation or feelings or there may be testing dealings with a friend. This is not the time for a whimsical romantic encounter. You may be dragged into or decide to get out of other people's business in the third week. This may be a financial or emotional entanglement. Be clear about what you will and won't do. Venus enters Sagittarius on Nov 17th. Slow down. You may withdraw from social activity. You may need to care for yourself or someone else. There may be a secret encounter or social activity behind the scenes.

Getting Stuck In

Mars grooving in Scorpio means effort will be needed to get plans in motion or to give your support to friends. You may put energy into a project with social or community importance. Take extra care with accident or the reactions of others around Nov 12th. You may have to think and act quickly. Keep an eye on the cost of your efforts or spending in the third week. Secret or impulsive liaisons aren't favoured. Be persistent but wary as the month ends.